NPI Manager (Engineering, Design, Technical)

Engineering Management role based in Cheshire. Working for a growing manufacturing companyClient DetailsOur client is a growing and well established manufacturing and engineering company based in CheshireDescription1. Lead the delivery of the Design project portfolio, ensuring new products progress through the company''s New Product Introduction (NPI) / process on time, to cost and to specification.2. Own the day-to-day operation of the NPI process within the Design Office - planning, resourcing and sequencing design work across concurrent projects and phases.3. Drive New Product Delivery from design brief through concept, detailed design, prototype support, design verification and validation, to production release and post-launch review.4. Plan and manage design engineering resource and capacity.5. Chair and record design reviews, ensuring design outputs meet the brief, regulatory requirements and manufacturability standards before progression.6. Own engineering data governance within the Design Office - CAD, drawing and Bill of Materials (BOM) standards, revision control and the PDM/PLM data structure.7. Manage the engineering change process (ECR/ECN), ensuring changes are impact-assessed, approved, documented and communicated in a controlled manner.8. Support the Purchasing Team with the technical specification of products and materials, and with the design assessment of newly sourced and alternative components.9. Manage the design-to-production handover, applying Design ..... full job details .....